Portable flange serrating tool



Feb. 17, R94.

RICHARDS PORTABLE FLANGE SERRATING TOOL I 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed March 3, 1945 Inventor NOAVl/V W R/CH/IRDS Feb. 17, 1948. w, H Ds I 2,436,152

PORTABLE FLANGE SERRATING TOOL Filed March 3, 1945 I 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Inventor //V W. R/CHAPDS Patented Feb. 17, 1948 v assess; a remnants (Frauen summarise Toot lNorvin W.Rliharda'iBrilliant,"Ohio ApplicatiBn MarchiS, 1945, Serial N03580168= 'rolaim.

-l This invention relates to amachine for dorm ing concentric grooves to provide concentric ribs or serrations in pipe flanges, "which have been bruised-in shipment or by handling, --or out An service by steam, water :or other-flowing materials, and which have been repaired-by deposit welding toprovidea filling :to build up material lost-or displaced b y the bruising or cutting.

One of the Objects of the invention-is toEprovide a portable machine'or cutting tool, which may be secured .in concentric relation ito the 'r-pipe flange rand which can be operated by hand @to cut concentric grooves in @the meeting race of the flange.

Another object of the invention is th provi sion of a .portable'machine or tool for this general purpose, with means for-making a precision adjustment of the tool holder, so that it willcut a concentric groove of uniform depth in-the meetingv face-of the flange.

With the above andotherobjects in viewthe invention consists in certain new and useful constructions, combinations and arrangementsot parts, clearly described in the following speci fication, and fully illustrated in the accompany ing drawings, inwhich-- Figure 1 is-atop plan view.

Fig.ure 2 is a vertical sectionalview; taken on line 2-2 :-of Figure 1, looking in thedirection-oflthearrows.

Figure '3 is a detain-vertical sectional view through the tool holder, taken on line3-8 :of Figure 1, looking in the direction of the arrows.

Figure 4 is a 'detail vertical sectional view of a roller guide, taken on line 44 of Figure 1, looking in the direction of'thearrows.

Referring to the accompanying drawings which illustrate a practical embodiment of m invention, l designates a metal base, which is constructed with a plurality of integral lugs ll, shown to be four in number and arranged radial relation on the bottom side of the finesse, and spaced'equa'l distances from each other. A clamping screw T2 is threaded through :a tapped hole formed in each lug, and is vprovidedwith F3. reduced outer end 12a, which isshown to be formed with flat wrench gripping ..faces 12b, and to vbe also formed with atapered outer-zend1 22:,

which .i designed to hav clamping engagement with the internal surface %of the :pipe mnemberghaving the concentric coupling flange" l3.

The clamping screws I 2 are adjusted so that the tapered outer ends-thereofwill grip the inner wall surface of the tubular'm'e'mber which-car ries=the coupling flan e I3, so asvto suppcrt the' base in as nearly concentric relation as is possible with reference to the bore of the member and the coupling flange.

The base II) is also formed with an upstanding concentric flange l4 and a plurality of '2 7 screws -l5-@are threaded through this flange, in radial erelation th'ereto, and spaced equal *distancesfrom :each other, and with their inner ,and clamping =ends tprojecting toward the center oi-the base. the flat upper surface Ill of the base Mi afiat-retaining ring [6 is disposed, and this ring :is- :clamped in concentric relation to the bore -'of the .member which carries the coupling flange l3, as *nea-rly-as-canbe arranged byrougheyedetermination.

llheretainingring i6 is formed :with a con centric concavesocket VI-ta, 'which'open-s through the upper sunface of the ring, and the ring is positioned torrthe'base lflso thatthe smaller-open end-bf this "socket will be uppermost. 'Seated in thesooket 16a ---is a semi-spherical head i=1- forming the base of a vertical post 18, which is Eprovided with a shank having a large exter nally threaded Sport-ion 18a, :an unthr'eaded cy l-indrical portion 48b above this threaded -portion, and a-reduoed upper end which is formed with screw-threads 1 8a.

A ring i9 encircles the threaded portion -l-8a;

of- -thepcst 48 and isclamped in place thereonby means of the :two'nuts-M and-2i, whichengage the threaded :portion -l-8a and grip'opposite sides of the ring.

In addition to the clamping eiiect obtained on the t-retain-ing'ring Mi by the horizontal screws t5, aipluralitycf vertical screws 22 are threadedinto the base I'll, and-their heads engage the clamp plates 23; which engage the top surface of theririg -i:6"nea*r:itaperiphery,so as to firmly clamp this ring on the base independently of the-zclamping eifec-t==obtained by the horizontal screws 15. 'By slightly releasing the vertical screws dlccncentricity of the ring it may beattained byme'a'ns ofthe screws I 5; When the desired adjustment has been completed the screws 15 and the screws 22 are tightened to de'-' sired clampingpressure.

The ring I9 is -equipped with a plurality of vertical screws 24, whichcither'engag'e the "upper suriace of the-socket ringoriplate It, or one'of the'clampplates 23.; should the lower end of the screw inearest 'toany "clamp plate fall in line Rotatably'snounted on the portion 18b of "the post and bearin'g onthe upper end 'of'the "unit" M rshes-leave 25 carrying an arm -28 which is provided "with ialtefally exte'nding' sockets ate and 28c in which an externally threaded rod or shaft 30 is journalled. Slidably mounted on the arm 28 between the sockets 28b and 28c is a carriage 29 having a laterally projecting internally screw threaded lug 29a through which 3 the shaft 30 extends. A handle 3| is fixed to the outer end of the shaft 30 so that the shaft may be rotated to adjust the position of the carriage 29. on the arm 28 and asuitable index plate 30' may be arranged on said shafttoturn therewith.

The carriage 29 is provided with a large socket shifted on the swinging arm or bar, so that an- 29b (Fig, 3) which receives the tool holding chuck 32, and this chuck is provided'with'a'socket 32a:

which receives the tool bit 33. This bit is clamped in place in its socket by means of the set 1 screw 34, threaded across the chuck.

The tool chuck and its tool bit are adjusted vertically in the socket 291) by means of a screw shaft 35, which is threaded through the top plate 36 of the carriage, this plate being held in place by the screws 36a. The screw shaft works directly through internally threaded bushings 35a carried by the top plate 36. on the upper end of thescrew shaft 35 a balanced handle 31 is mounted, and under this handle the index disc 38 is arranged, so as to turn with the screw shaft. The screw shaft is arranged'to operate toone side of the horizontal bar or arm 28. g V

When the tool bit is in physical contact with the upper surface of the concentric flange it provides some support for the horizontal bar or arm- 28 and the tool holdenbut in addition to" this support it is necessary to provide the guide 39,. which is formed with a standard 39a having a lateral slot 39b therein, which receives the hori zontal bar or arm 28. The upper end of the standard 3941 is clamped on the bar or arm} 28 by means of the thumb screw 40. The lower end of this standard 39a is providedwitha horizontally disposed lug 39c which carries the vertical screw shaft 4|, which is clamped thereto by means of the nuts 4 la and 4 H). The lower end of the screw shaft 4| is formed integral with the U-shaped member Me, in which the roller 42 is mounted to turn. This roller is designed to roll around the outer marginal edge of the concentric flange; which is normally located on a difierent horizontal plane from the surface which'carries the concentric ribs or serrations. The roller is adjusted by means of its screw shaft 4|. The upper end of the standard 39a is clamped to the bar or arm 28 near the outermost socket 28c thereof, so as to be out of the way of the carriage' 29. In using the device the bruised or cut flange is first built up by deposit welding, and then the base I is clamped in the work as nearly concentric as the eye can determine. The central post 28 is then adjusted by operating the leveling screws 24 and the radial screws l5, so that the axis of the post aligns with the axis of the work.. The horizontal arm or' bar 28 is then swung around and 'the distance. from the point of the tool bit with reference to the circumference of the flange is checked and such further adjustment is made as may be required accurately to align the toolwith the work. Final and accurate adjustments for concentricity having been made, by adjustment of opposite pairs of screws-| the clamps 23 aretightenedto lock the parts in place. All other adjustments are checked toprovide thatthe tool bit will swing in true concentric relation to the flange, and will engrave or cut into the;

upper surface of the flange a uniform distancei as the tool holder and its swinging arm are swung other groove may be out. In this way the operation is continued until the required number of grooves are formed in the upper face of the flange, which will leave a series of concentric ribs or serrations on the meeting face of the flange. If necessary the flange may be ground to level it after an excessive deposit made in welding, before the cutting is started. 7

It is necessary that work of this character he completed with the greatest precision, and my improved flange facing tool provides the means for producing a series of concentric grooves and serrations, which will lie in true concentricity with relation to the axis of the flange, which will be of equal depth, and which will provide the required concentric ribs or serrations for making an effective joint coupling of the flan It is understood that various changes in the details of construction, their combination and arrangement, may be made within the scope of the claims of this application.

Having described my invention, I claim as new:

.A flange cutting tool, comprising a base, a plurality of. screws mounted for radial adjustment on the base and provided with tapered outer ends adapted to have clamping engagement with the bore wall of a member having a concentric flange, a socket plate disposed on the base, means for adjusting the socket plate with reference to the base, means forclamping the socket plate, a post having a head having a bearing between the socket plate and the base and adapted to be clamped with the socket plate to the base, screws mounted to turn on the post and arranged to engage the base for adjusting the axial relation of the post to the axis of the bore wall engaged by it, an arm arranged to bear against the post at one end and provided with a tool adapted to cut a concentric groove in the outer face of the en gaged flange.

' NORVIN W. RICHARDS.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

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